longitude/ˈlɔndʒɪtju:d; ?@ -tu:d; `lɑndʒəˌtud/ n[U](abbr 缩写 long) distance east or west of the Greenwichmeridian, measured in degrees 经度 lines of longitude marked on a map 标在地图上的经线. =>illus at globe 见globe插图. Cf 参看 latitude 1.
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